pokapūtanga
1. (noun) middle, centre.
Tae rawa ake ki te pokapūtanga o te tekau tau atu i te 1860 kua hau haere tōna rongo hei matakite mātārae ki roto i ngā iwi o Te Tai Tokerau (TTR 1994:118). / By the mid 1860s he had become known as leading prophet amongst the tribes of Northland.
Synonyms: waengapū, waengarahi, poka pū, pokapū, wē